easyBehaviouralEntryMidSenior
Tell me about a time you fixed something nobody had asked you to fix.
5 min readUpdated 2026-08-15
Answer
Short answer
Pick unasked work that solved a problem other people were feeling, show that you sized it before starting and told someone you were doing it, and be able to say what you chose not to fix — unsanctioned effort only reads as initiative when it was also disciplined.
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Likely follow-ups
- How much of your assigned work slipped while you did this, and who knew?
- What else was broken that you decided not to touch, and why that one?
- Is it still working now, and who maintains it?
- When is picking something like this up the wrong call?
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